Miami Gardens, Fla. -- The New Orleans Saints' offense couldn't hang on to the football, but the defense made up for it by keeping the Miami Dolphins out of the end zone as the Saints trailed 13-7 at halftime. The Dolphins added a Caleb Sturgis 40-yard field goal with less than a minute left in the half.

Third-string quarterback Ryan Griffin mishandled a snap, allowing the Dolphins to pounce on the loose ball in Saints territory. But the Saints stopped the Dolphins on fourth-and-goal to turn it over on downs.

Miami threatened again on the next drive, but cornerback Korey Lindsey intercepted an errant Pat Devlin pass inside the Saints' 5 to halt the drive.

Wide receiver Nick Toon left the game in the second quarter after making a diving catch on a deep pass that was called back because of a Terron Armstead chop-block penalty.